Zhongjianosaurus yangi Zhongjianosaurus

"Etymology TBD"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Zhongjianosaurus 5 m (16.4 ft) long
3 people holding hands
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Early Cretaceous (125–120 Mya)
Place
Asia
Food
Carnivore
Clade
Dromaeosauridae Dinosauria Saurischia Theropoda Coelurosauria

Zhongjianosaurus is a genus of dromaeosaurid belonging to the Microraptoria. Believed to hail from the Yixian Formation, specifically the middle of the Jehol Biota, it is the smallest known microraptorine thus far discovered and one of the smallest non-avian theropod dinosaurs.

What we know

  • Named by Xu & Qin, 2017.
  • Fossils found in Asia.